Daily Republican., 1887-01-15


PROGRESS.
Wilmington P~hsna ths Times What .
Correspondent Says About her.
When We consider the times In which
We live In this rapidly developing Age.
We resch the con0l usi0u that our much
beloved CITY u not keeping up to the
world spd the "vest Of man kind. " Then
follows the question II not Why not?
traotiQns 70 Gall people fsv,n . sissanur.
or to keep cur own peoples trade at
homo.
Oar loads Of people and cart loads of
goods from Philadelphia are every day
occurrences. We admit tina, many
things can BIO got there which are not
obtaiuable here, while We claim that
many things that ought to be sold here
are now not on sale at all.
The current expression that Whining.
ton 10 not the place for this, that and the
other thing, Is simply killing the city
- II deadly vampire were sucking
Its life blood out Of il.
II 10 = plain proposition that the
money made he ought TO be spent
here, II possible.
How shall results be obtained? BY
increasing the attractions rs above
indicated. Our most enterpring men,
such % Baynard, Lawton, Rudolph,
Sharp and Others, are reslizing good re-
turns for capital expended.
Our wholesale Rrocers and hard ware
houses are succeeding we'll, 70 which
ought TO be Adde at lsst one wholts sale
dry goods aud notion house. There 10
city trade enough to support Il; beside,
We have ~ good . right TO run drum
mers into Pennsy lvsnia 40 they have
into Delaware and Maryland to fght
for IN existence. We want y first -class
dry goods bazaar, one that has ~ much
floor room rs any four 10 town. with
all the modern touches and improve
ments; something pallatial n you
please; . store In which the public
would justly feel pride as much for
Its luxurisnt stock as its fine appoint.
ments, and the Philadelphia running
would toon cease.
We need II better style OF public
buildings
Why? Bee fuse the recent boom that
has struck nearly every city In the
Union since the Centennial Exposition
has given them class Of buildings
Wh'th 1io NJ ubn bbht tHCy
have dimmed oil pred ecesgors Tear
ing out and bui.ding better Is the order
Of the day, like the new granite build
ing Of the Savings Bank that grsces
Ninth and Market, and every su ID
s,ructufe not only attracts and beauti.
fies situation, but IL lends value TO q
large radius Of surrounding property
and importance to the entire city. Our
boast fol- all Of these years has been our
mar ufacturing prosperity, from which
We have derived our maintenance, bat
q city is more symmetrical that has q
counterpoise Of mercantile prosperity as
well, which Is the more visible, lending
lie and animation to our streets. We
are old enough to possess Wholesale
as well as retail houses, and could
have had Them ere this but for
that unwholeeome sentiment that still
pervades the public mind that Will
mingtOn's wholesaling must be done
in Philadelphis.
We are Of opinion that with suitable
modern buildings and an attractive
stock OF goois, Who'll. sailing could be
made successful in our midst We
have case IN point which liz not q
Western success either, but An old
southern town burnt TO the ground by
Sherman's army leaving only one brick
house standing to mark the place where
Atlanta stood. The Inhabitants looked
with horror ON the desolation rs they
saw their fond hopes ascending in the
curling smoke, which m SAINT with 1t all
Of their vested millions in slaves. which
ut that time they entirely relied on ss
q source Of income, and to their vision
more than likely generations would
pass before Atlanta wou.d be rebuilt, II
over.
But pt ace had no sooner been declared
than Northern men came on the gro mid
and looking upon the ashes g. KIDD the
Inhabitants what they Intended to
do? They In despair asked again
what can we do? All Is gone but hope,
forlorn hope, for our dear old city. We
are not only poor but demoralized in
all OF our resources. So that we can
simply improvise some economical
dwellings and business houses, try our
credit and bide our time. The men
O slate to rebuild new Atlanta better
than the old and loan you money to do
it with, and you need cotton factories,
foundrtes and machine shops as we'll as
mercantile houses, and the proposition
was accepted. Mr.. Fl. l kimble
headed the Northern delegation, the
magnifcepce OF whose plans almost
paralyzsd the people, but hs insisted
that narrow mindedness IN ust To thrown
away, that what to them seemed prodi
gality of expenditure would prove .
winning card; that q hundred and fifty
Thousand dollar hotel must be built
covering q block, with accompanying
stores. double ami single, one hundred
and fifty feet deep, and all business
houses either three or four-ttory brick.
6ufIice 1t to say that Atlanta was re.
built OH that plan and the impress Of
one mans mind is seen all over the city,
Importing attractive influences which
soon began to tell In her prosperity, and
gave her front rank OF all the cities of
the South. We believe united effort
will tell anywhere, and secure almoat
any desired result.
Our city nor Its citizens are not poor |;
our banks boast OF having as high as
Ave to seven hundred thousand dollars
on deposit, much of which is needed for
business purposes, but there Is also
some of 1t there for safe keeping, as
surplus, which could be better employed
II properly invested In enterprises to
improve the city which has aided to ac-
cum ulate the capital. One thing Is
certain, CITIES never build themselves,
but are built by combined and indi.
vidual effort, 30 let the City Council
and men OF means be wise; let the new
lines OF street cars be built and united
effsrt, united will bring success here rs
n hos elaawb0re ZEN.